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Exercise is for People of ALL sizes
It drives me nuts when people say that I don’t need to exercise or eat healthy because I’m already at a healthy weight. Depending on who is asking me, I’ll ask them two very important questions.
1) How do you think I became this weight?
2) How do you think I stay at this weight?
I answer my own question (because usually they are still thinking about what I just asked them) and I say, “Well, it didn’t happen by accident!”. I may say it jokingly, but it’s completely true. I have to work at it, and I’m not complaining by any means, it’s just the honest truth. I have completely revamped my eating habits as well as my exercise routine and it’s made a world of difference to my overall health.
Prevention is Key
“Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy.” ~Author Unknown
I believe that you should do everything you can to prevent illness in the first place. You will more than likely still become sick now and again, but not nearly as often as you would be if you didn’t have a healthy lifestyle in place. Most people will completely neglect their body until they are forced to recognize that changes needs to be made. At that point, it might already be too late. I hope you all have another chance, but I realize that’s not always everyone’s reality.
Today
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. You have everything you need to make healthier choices in your life. Being a “healthy person” doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a process. Creating a healthy lifestyle means you are continuously making healthy decisions over and over again. It doesn’t mean you have to be perfect, it just means that more often than not you are making healthy choices.
To get started, make one change that will have a positive impact. For example, you can start drinking water instead of soda . You can start eating products that are whole grain instead of made with white processed flour. You can exercise every day for 5 minutes rather than nothing at all. It all starts with the first step.
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Tags: disease, Fitness, Health, illness, Nutrition, prevention
Cure for the Common Cold
It has been said that there is no cure for the common cold. Unfortunately, pharmaceutical companies make too much money keeping you sick, and curing the problem isn’t a profitable business. Luckily, there is a cure for the common cold.
I have noticed that when people start to feel like they are getting a cold, they will increase their Vitamin C and Antioxidant levels to boost their immune system. Though their immune system may be weakened and needs the boost of strength, it doesn’t necessarily resolve the problem.
Vitamin D Deficiency linked to Illness
During the Winter months, many of us suffer with the common cold. Also during the Winter months, we have a decrease in sun exposure, which causes us to become Vitamin D deficient. According to Archives of Internal Medicine, studies have shown that being Vitamin D deficient has been linked to becoming 36% more likely to suffer from respiratory infections, such as the common cold.
Are you Vitamin D deficient?
Chances are, you are Vitamin D deficient since about 85% of the American public is Vitamin D deficient.
Forms of Vitamin D
Vitamin D can come into two forms.
First there is Vitamin D2 which comes from plants or fungus. It is important to know that Vitamin D2 can be very toxic to the body since when broken down by the body it creates harmful substances.
Second, there is Vitamin D3. This form of Vitamin D3 is naturally formed when your body synthesizes sunlight and also through animal products. Vitamin D3 is a healthy way to obtain many health benefits, including prevention of the common cold.
Where you can get Vitamin D
•Sunlight Exposure – Limited Sun exposure is known to be beneficial for your body, which naturally produces Vitamin D. As pretty much all things in life, too much of a good thing can be bad. It is very important that you don’t allow yourself to get a Sunburn, which can be extremely dangerous to your health.
•Cod Liver Oil, Eggs, Organ Meats and Animal Fat – These contain high amounts of Vitamin D3. Feel free to add them to your diet for a safe way to increase your Vitamin D3 levels.
•Vitamin D3 Supplement – A great way to get the necessary amount of Vitamin D. If you are taking Vitamin D3 orally, it is important that you get your blood work tested to see what your Vitamin D levels are. When taking supplements it would be beneficial that you take the correct amounts, which will prevent you from overdosing. If you have Tuberculosis, Sarcoidosis, or Lymphoma, you should not take Vitamin D3 supplements.
Cost of Vitamin D3
If you are getting your Vitamin D through Sun exposure, the cost of this wonderful vitamin is “free”! If you are getting your vitamin D through food, you get to enjoy a nice meal along with some helpful vitamins. I recently purchased Vitamin D3 supplements , which cost me about $7 for 100 softgels containing 400IU. Depending on how much Vitamin D3 you need, this can be up to 3 months worth of Vitamin D3!
As you can see, it doesn’t cost a lot to cure the common cold. The Drug companies would like you to think otherwise.
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Tags: Cod Liver Oil, Common cold, cure, eggs, illness, Natural Healing, Organ Meats, sickness, Vitamin D, Vitamin D3
Are you “Skinny Fat”?
Are you “Skinny Fat”? You heard me right! There is a new term called “Skinny Fat”, and it refers to those who look skinny, have a healthy BMI, but have a higher amount of fat versus muscle, and are at risk for Obesity related illnesses. That’s right- just because you are “skinny” or look good on the outside, it doesn’t mean you are healthy on the inside.
So how many of us are considered “Skinny Fat”? 30 million Americans. How can we prevent ourselves from being “Skinny Fat”? It’s everything we already know, which is to Eat Healthy and Exercise on a regular basis.
Check out this great video from MSN Health:
Please let me know what you think about this new discovery of Skinny Fat!
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Tags: exercise, Fitness, Health, Healthy, illness, MSN Health, muscle, muscle mass, news, obesity, Skinny Fat, skinny twinkie, Twinkie
